Well, after washing down all the walls and surfaces, priming, painting first and second coats... it's been a long week, but we're happy with the final result. I still have another coat of blue on the cabinet doors, and a few touch-ups here and there, but I'll get to that on Monday... I'm taking the weekend off. I spent today preparing for our guests who are coming tomorrow morning for a visit. We invited Juan (the head honcho at the cooperative who helped us in the early days) and his family to come fishing and have some lunch. They had come by last Saturday, unexpectedly... this time, I'll be ready! Painting can wait. Here are a few pictures showing the before and after of the living room and kitchen area:

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Dave and Krista are a couple from the Pacific Northwest that led overwhelmingly busy lives. As her son Hayden was graduating high school, and daughter Korynn wrapping up college, they realized it was time to slow down. Life was going far too fast . They wanted to take the time to enjoy stress free living with their eight year old son Quinn.Having visited Hush Valley Lodge as guests in January of 2016, they decided this would be the exact change they needed.In the pursuit of happiness, they partnered with Jo, Peter, Molly, Gary and Dan to make this dream a reality, and are currently the stewards of the magic that is Hush Valley Lodge.

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